New Classic LA is a website engaged with the avant garde music scene in Los Angeles.
Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.
New Classic LA, as a project of Equal Sound, enjoys 501(c) 3 nonprofit status. Please consider supporting our work with a donation.
Upcoming Concerts
- Saturday, February 7 2026
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Ussachevsky Memorial Festival of Electroacoustic Music
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
8:00 PMA festival for humans and electronics, where sound winks, wanders, and oscillates between play and gravity. Saturday’s performance features music by Ania Vu, Leah Reid, Peter Shin, Kaija Saariaho, and composer-in-residence James Díaz.
Performers include Ania Vu*, director/piano; Rachel Rudich, flute; Kenneth Foerch, saxophone; Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano; Erica Hou and Robert Darling, percussion.
Free admission, without tickets. More info at https://bit.ly/4q47jFK
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- Sunday, February 8 2026
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Brightwork Ensemble: Music from the Ring of Fire
Drinkward Recital Hall
7:00 PMThe renowned Los Angeles chamber group returns to Claremont with new music for piano, clarinet, and strings.
https://arts.hmc.edu/Brightwork-Ensemble-Spring-2026
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- Sunday, February 22 2026
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Recital: David Nembhard, Piano
Drinkward Recital Hall
7:00 PMA selection of works by Beethoven, Debussy, Scriabin, Copland, and Suk (with Danae Schulz, violin).
https://arts.hmc.edu/Recital-David-Nembhard-Piano-Spring-2026
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